Radar failure diverts flights, deepens woes
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A radar failure over the Amazon forced Brazil to turn back or ground a string of international flights, deepening a national aviation crisis just hours after the president unveiled safety measures prompted by the country’s deadliest air disaster.
The radar outage from midnight to 2:30 a.m. forced numerous planes heading to Brazil to be diverted to airports from Puerto Rico to Chile. Six American Airlines flights and six Delta Airlines flights were among those affected, officials said.
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